Author: David Great

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for scholarships for talented African youths who are disadvantaged by low incomes. Jonathan made the call in his remarks during the 11th graduation ceremony of the Cavendish University Uganda (CUU), Kampala, Uganda. Jonathan, who is the Chancellor of the University, in his remarks he assured the university of his continued support. “We will continue to focus on removing barriers to access of higher education for many African youths who are talented but disadvantaged by low incomes. “We will therefore need to look for scholarships for the talented but poor youths, even if it means…

The Nigerian Army (NA) has dismissed two soldiers from service, they are, Lance Corporal John Gabriel and Lance Corporal Adamu Gideon. The two men were reportedly involved in the killing of an Islamic cleric, Sheik Goni Gashua Aisami in Yobe state. The soldiers were dismissed after facing trial at the Headquarters 241 Recce Battalion, Nguru on Saturday 27 August 2022, having been indicted in a report of a Board of Inquiry set up to investigate the unfortunate incident. The Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said both soldiers were charged and summarily tried for failure to perform military…

By Toni Kan They said telephones were for the rich and we believed them. That was probably why when the GSM era dawned, SIM cards were sold for more than the minimum wage and so priced far above the reach of the ordinary Nigerian. But it took the coming of a proudly Nigerian company, one whose avowed brand PURPOSE was to prioritise PEOPLE over PROFIT to change the sorry state of affairs. The moment Glo threw its hat into the ring, it crashed the price of SIM cards and made sure that the ordinary Nigerian, whether in Lagos or Lafia,…

Liverpool have a verbal agreement with Borussia Dortmund and England midfielder Jude Bellingham, with the 19-year-old potentially making a move to Anfield in January. (Football Insider) Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will be able to spend £100m in the January transfer window if anyone catches his eye at the World Cup in Qatar. (Sun) Ajax are demanding that Manchester United pay £84.8m for Brazil winger Antony, 22. (Mail) Ajax will approach Aston Villa about signing Anwar El Ghazi, 27, as replacement for Antony if he leaves for Old Trafford. PSV Eindhoven are also interested in Villa’s Netherlands winger. (Mirror) Manchester United’s France striker Anthony Martial, 26, is set for talks over a contract extension, just months after…

Gabriel made up for a horrible error to score the winner against Fulham and maintain leaders Arsenal’s winning start to the Premier League season. The defender lost possession on the edge of his own box to allow Aleksandar Mitrovic to put Fulham ahead. But after Martin Odegaard equalised with a deflected strike, Gabriel redeemed himself with a scrambled finish from close range in the 85th minute. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale then made a crucial save to deny Fulham’s Nathaniel Chalobah an equaliser in added time. Victory ensured Arsenal kept up their 100% start to the season and stayed top of the…

Online travel booking company, Travelstart, has been accused of defrauding passengers who book flight on their website. According to a passenger who booked a flight via Travelstart, the booking conned them by refusing to reschedule a flight that was cancelled by Qatar Airways. The passenger said that he had booked a return ticket from Nigeria to Canada but about two weeks after he arrived in Canada, Qatar Airways sent a mail informing him of changes to the return flight. The passenger with booking reference V7M8PB said that many Nigerians are forced to use Travelstart because airlines demand that they pay…

Erling Haaland scored a second-half hat-trick as champions Manchester City fought back from two goals down to claim a thrilling Premier League victory over Crystal Palace. The visitors looked on course to win at Etihad Stadium for the second consecutive season when they led 2-0 at the break courtesy of a John Stones own goal and Joachim Andersen’s powerful header. However, City’s first effort on target saw them reduce the arrears shortly after the break when Bernardo Silva’s shot deflected off Palace midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp past Vicente Guaita. And with the hosts in complete command Haaland took centre stage. The…

Liverpool kick-started their campaign in ruthless fashion by thrashing newly promoted Bournemouth at Anfield to equal the biggest victory in Premier League history. Manager Jurgen Klopp had described the beginning to his side’s campaign a “false start” after two draws and Monday night’s defeat at Manchester United, but the Reds responded in stunning fashion. Manchester United have achieved that margin of victory twice, against Ipswich in 1995 and Southampton last year, and Leicester City did likewise against the Saints in 2019. Liverpool got off to the perfect start with two goals in the opening five minutes against the Cherries to…

Raheem Sterling scored his first Chelsea goals to give the 10-man Blues victory over a Leicester side who are enduring a torrid start to the Premier League season. The £50m summer arrival’s deflected effort looped into the top corner to put the hosts in front 67 seconds after the interval before doubling their lead from Reece James’ inviting ball, much to the relief of Conor Gallagher. Chelsea had been completely dominant until Gallagher was sent off before the half-hour mark for a second booking in the space of seven first-half minutes. That allowed Leicester back into the game and they…

Manchester United ended a dismal sequence of seven straight Premier League away defeats as they secured a narrow win at Southampton. United manager Erik ten Hag wanted his side to build on the thrilling victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday night and they were able to do so in the face of a spirited Southampton challenge. Bruno Fernandes broke the deadlock 10 minutes after the break with a precise side-footed volley to give United the three points they just about deserved. The Saints, who will take heart from their performance, survived an almighty goalmouth scramble in the first…